for Christians working in education

Nicola Sturgeon on teachers pay rise in Scotland.

It comes as the SNP leader was told teachers were having to “buy pens, pencils, books for pupils because Scotland’s schools are starved of cash”. Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard challenged her on the issue after two unions voted overwhelmingly against the offer that has been made by councils and the Scottish Government. Education Secretary John Swinney has already said that while teachers are being offered a 3 per cent pay rise across the board, restructuring of the main pay grade scale, combined with other changes will mean most would receive a rise of between 5 per cent and 11 per cent.